EP1495294A1 - Procede et appareil destines a une exposition de champ evanescent amelioree dans un resonateur a fibres optiques aux fins de mesure spectroscopique de corps a l'etat de traces - Google Patents

Procede et appareil destines a une exposition de champ evanescent amelioree dans un resonateur a fibres optiques aux fins de mesure spectroscopique de corps a l'etat de traces

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EP1495294A1
EP1495294A1 EP02799337A EP02799337A EP1495294A1 EP 1495294 A1 EP1495294 A1 EP 1495294A1 EP 02799337 A EP02799337 A EP 02799337A EP 02799337 A EP02799337 A EP 02799337A EP 1495294 A1 EP1495294 A1 EP 1495294A1
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  • This invention relates generally to absorption spectroscopy and, in particular, is directed to fiber optic sensors having enhanced evanescent field regions for use with a fiber-optic resonator for ring-down cavity spectroscopy.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the electromagnetic spectrum on a logarithmic scale.
  • the science of spectroscopy studies spectra.
  • optics particularly involves visible and near-visible light ⁇ a very narrow part of the available spectrum which extends in wavelength from about 1 mm to about 1 nm.
  • Near visible light includes colors redder than red (infrared) and colors more violet than violet (ultraviolet). The range extends just far enough to either side of visibility that the light can still be handled by most lenses and mirrors made of the usual materials. The wavelength dependence of optical properties of materials must often be considered.
  • Absorption-type spectroscopy offers high sensitivity, response times on the order of microseconds, immunity from poisoning, and limited interference from molecular species other than the species under study.
  • Various molecular species can be detected or identified by absorption spectroscopy.
  • absorption spectroscopy provides a general method of detecting important trace species. In the gas phase, the sensitivity and selectivity of this method is optimized because the species have their absorption strength concentrated in a set of sharp spectral lines. The narrow lines in the spectrum can be used to discriminate against most interfering species.
  • the concentration of trace species in flowing gas streams and liquids must be measured and analyzed with a high degree of speed and accuracy. Such measurement and analysis is required because the concentration of contaminants is often critical to the quality of the end product.
  • Gases such as N2, O2, H2, Ar, and He are used to manufacture integrated circuits, for example, and the presence in those gases of impurities-even at parts per billion (ppb) levels-is damaging and reduces the yield of operational circuits. Therefore, the relatively high sensitivity with which water can be spectroscopically monitored is important to manufacturers of high-purity gases used in the semiconductor industry.
  • Various impurities must be detected in other industrial applications. Further, the presence of impurities, either inherent or deliberately place, in liquids have become of particular concern of late.
  • Spectroscopy has obtained parts per million (ppm) level detection for gaseous contaminants in high-purity gases. Detection sensitivities at the ppb level are attainable in some cases. Accordingly, several spectroscopic methods have been applied to such applications as quantitative contamination monitoring in gases, including: absorption measurements in traditional long pathlength cells, photoacoustic spectroscopy, frequency modulation spectroscopy, and intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy. These methods have several features, discussed in U.S. Patent No. 5,528,040 issued to Lehmann, which make them difficult to use and impractical for industrial applications. They have been largely confined, therefore, to laboratory investigations.
  • CRDS cavity ring-down spectroscopy
  • the resonator is formed from a pair of nominally equivalent, narrow band, ultra-high reflectivity dielectric mirrors, configured appropriately to form a stable optical resonator.
  • a laser pulse is injected into the resonator through a mirror to experience a mean lifetime which depends upon the photon round-trip transit time, the length of the resonator, the absorption cross section and number density of the species, and a factor accounting for intrinsic resonator losses (which arise largely from the frequency-dependent mirror reflectivities when diffraction losses are negligible).
  • the determination of optical absorption is transformed, therefore, from the conventional power-ratio measurement to a measurement of decay time.
  • the ultimate sensitivity of CRDS is determined by the magnitude of the intrinsic resonator losses, which can be minimized with techniques such as superpolishing that permit the fabrication of ultra-low-loss optics.
  • CRDS is limited to spectroscopic regions where high reflectivity dielectric mirrors can be used. This has significantly limited the usefulness of the method in much of the ultraviolet and infrared regions, because mirrors with sufficiently high reflectivity are not presently available. Even in regions where suitable dielectric mirrors are available, each set of mirrors only allows for operation over a small range of wavelengths, typically a fractional range of a few percent. Further, construction of many dielectric mirrors requires use of materials that may degrade over time, especially when exposed to chemically corrosive environments. Because these present limitations restrict or prevent the use of CRDS in many potential applications, there is a clearly recognized need to improve upon the current state of the art with respect to resonator construction.
  • the absorption spectrum of matter located at the totally reflecting surfaces of the resonator is obtained from the mean lifetime of a photon in the monolithic resonator, which is extracted from the time dependence of the signal received at a detector by out coupling with a second prism (also a totally reflecting prism located outside, but in the vicinity of, the resonator).
  • a second prism also a totally reflecting prism located outside, but in the vicinity of, the resonator.
  • Pipino et al. is only applicable to TIR spectroscopy, which is intrinsically limited to short overall absorption pathlengths, and thus powerful absorption strengths.
  • the present invention provides long absorption pathlengths and thus allows for detection of weak absorption strengths.
  • Various novel approaches to mirror based CRDS systems are provided in U.S.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a prior art CRDS apparatus 10.
  • light is generated from a narrow band, tunable, continuous wave diode laser 20.
  • Laser 20 is temperature tuned by a temperature controller 30 to put its wavelength on the desired spectral line of the analyte.
  • An isolator 40 is positioned in front of and in line with the radiation emitted from laser 20.
  • Isolator 40 provides a one-way transmission path, allowing radiation to travel away from laser 20 but preventing radiation from traveling in the opposite direction.
  • Single mode fiber coupler (F.C.) 50 couples the light emitted from laser 20 into the optical fiber 48.
  • Fiber coupler 50 is positioned in front of and in line with isolator 40.
  • Fiber coupler 50 receives and holds optical fiber 48 and directs the radiation emitted from laser 20 toward and through a first lens 46.
  • First lens 46 collects and focuses the radiation. Because the beam pattern emitted by laser 20 does not perfectly match the pattern of light propagating in optical fiber 48, there is an inevitable mismatch loss.
  • the laser radiation is approximately mode-matched into a ring down cavity (RDC) cell 60.
  • a reflective mirror 52 directs the radiation toward a beam splitter 54.
  • Beam splitter 54 directs about 90%, of the radiation through a second lens 56.
  • Second lens 56 collects and focuses the radiation into cell 60.
  • the remaining radiation passes through beam splitter 54 and is directed by a reflective mirror 58 into an analyte reference cell 90.
  • the radiation which is transmitted through analyte reference cell 90 is directed toward and through a fourth lens 92.
  • Fourth lens 92 is aligned between analyte reference cell 90 and a second photodetector 94 (PD 2).
  • Photodetector 94 provides input to computer and control electronics 100.
  • Cell 60 is made from two, highly reflective mirrors 62, 64, which are aligned as a near confocal etalon along an axis, a.
  • Mirrors 62, 64 constitute the input and output windows of cell 60.
  • the sample gas under study flows through a narrow tube 66 that is coaxial with the optical axis, a, of cell 60.
  • Mirrors 62, 64 are placed on adjustable flanges or mounts that are sealed with vacuum tight bellows to allow adjustment of the optical alignment of cell 60.
  • Mirrors 62, 64 have a high-reflectivity dielectric coating and are oriented with the coating facing inside the cavity formed by cell 60.
  • a small fraction of laser light enters cell 60 through front mirror 62 and "rings" back and forth inside the cavity of cell 60.
  • Light transmitted through rear mirror 64 (the reflector) of cell 60 is directed toward and through a third lens 68 and, in turn, imaged onto a first photodetector 70 (PD 1).
  • PD 1 photodetector
  • Each of photodetectors 70, 94 converts an incoming optical beam into an electrical current and, therefore, provides an input signal to computer and control electronics 100.
  • the input signal represents the decay rate of the cavity ring down.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates optical path within a prior art CRDS resonator 100.
  • resonator 100 for CRDS is based upon using two Brewster's angle retroreflector prisms 50, 52.
  • the polarizing or Brewster's angle, ⁇ B is shown relative to prism 50.
  • Incident light 12 and exiting light 14 are illustrated as input to and output from prism 52, respectively.
  • the resonant optical beam undergoes two total internal reflections without loss in each prism 50, 52 at about 45°, an angle which is greater than the critical angle for fused quartz and most other common optical prism materials. Light travels between prisms 50, 52 along optical axis 54.
  • An object of the present invention is to replace conventional fiber optic sensors with sensors having enhanced evanescent field portion, thereby providing a more sensitive fiber optic sensor.
  • the apparatus includes a passive fiber optic cable; at least one sensor in line with the fiber optic cable, the at least one sensor having a portion thereof exposed to the sample gas or sample liquid; a coherent source of radiation; coupling means for i) introducing a portion of the radiation emitted by the coherent source to the passive fiber optic ring and ii) receiving a portion of the resonant radiation in the passive fiber optic ring; a detector for detecting a level of the radiation received by the coupling means and generating a signal responsive thereto; and a processor coupled to the detector for determining a level of the trace species in the gas sample or liquid sample based on the signal generated by the detector.
  • the sensor has a tapered portion exposed to the sample gas or sample liquid.
  • the sensor has an exposed portion with a "D" shaped cross section.
  • the level of the trace species is determined based on a rate of decay of the signal generated by the detector means.
  • a filter is placed between the coupling means and the detector to selectively pass the received portion of radiation from the passive fiber optic loop to the detector.
  • the coupler includes i) a first coupler for introducing the portion of the radiation emitted by the coherent source to a first section of the fiber optic ring and ii) a second coupler for receiving the portion of the radiation in the passive fiber optic ring at a second section thereof.
  • the exposed portion of the fiber is the cladding of the fiber.
  • the exposed portion of the fiber is the inner core of the fiber.
  • the coherent source is an optical parametric generator, an optical parametric amplifier, or a laser.
  • an evanescent field of the radiation traveling within the fiber is exposed to the sample gas or sample liquid.
  • the absorption of the radiation from the fiber increases a rate of decay of the radiation.
  • the passive resonant fiber has a hollow core.
  • the apparatus further comprises a sensor formed from a cylindrical body and wrapped with a section of the exposed portion of the resonant fiber such that exposure of the evanescent field to the trace species is enhanced by increasing the penetration depth of the evanescent field.
  • At least a portion of the passive fiber optic ring is coated with a material to selectively increase a concentration of the trace species at the coated portion of the fiber optic ring.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the electromagnetic spectrum on a logarithmic scale
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a prior art CRDS system using mirrors
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a prior art CRDS cell using prisms
  • Fig. 4 is an illustration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 5A is a end view of a conventional optical fiber
  • Fig. 5B is a perspective view of a sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 A is a cross sectional view of fiber optic cable illustrating propagation of radiation within the cable
  • Fig. 6B is a cross section of a fiber optic sensor illustrating the evanescent field according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 6C is a cross section of a fiber optic sensor illustrating the evanescent field according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 7 is an illustration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Figs. 8A-8D are illustrations of a fiber optic sensor according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figs. 9A-9C are illustrations of a fiber optic sensor according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figs. 10A-10C are illustrations of a fiber optic sensor according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates fiber optic based ring-down apparatus 400 according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention through which trace species, or analytes, in gases and liquids may be detected.
  • apparatus 400 includes resonant fiber optic ring 408 which has fiber optic cable 402 and sensors 500 (described below in detail) distributed along the length of fiber optic cable 402.
  • the length of resonant fiber optic ring 408 is easily adaptable to a variety of acquisition situations, such as perimeter sensing or passing through various sections of a physical plant, for example.
  • sensors 500 are distributed along the length of fiber optic loop 408, the invention may be practiced using only one sensor 500, if desired.
  • the distribution of more than one sensor 500 allows for sampling of a trace species at various points throughout the installation site.
  • the invention may also be practiced using a combination of sensors 500 with straight section of fiber 402 exposed to sample liquids or gases, or with only straight sections of fiber 402 exposed to the sample liquid or gas. It is contemplated that the length of resonant fiber optic ring may be as small as about 1 meter or as large as several kilometers.
  • Coherent source of radiation 404 such as an optical parametric generator (OPG), optical parametric amplifier (OP A) or a laser, for example, emits radiation at a wavelength consistent with an absorption frequency of the analyte or trace species of interest.
  • Coherent source 404 may be a tunable diode laser having a narrow band based on the trace species of interest.
  • An example of a commercially available optical parametric amplifier is model no. OPA-800C available from Spectra Physics, of Mountain View, California.
  • Table 1 Examples of frequencies of coherent source 404 versus analytes are outlined in Table 1. Table 1 is merely illustrative and not intended as restrictive of the scope of the present invention. Further, it is contemplated that the present invention may be used to detect a variety of chemical and biological agents harmful to humans and/or animals. It is also contemplated that such detection may be enhanced by coating the surface of the passive fiber optic ring with antibodies that specifically bind the desired antigen.
  • radiation from coherent source 404 is provided to resonant fiber optic ring 408 through optional optical isolator 406, coupler 410, and evanescent input coupler 412.
  • coherent source 404 is a diode laser
  • using optical isolator 406 provides the benefit of minimizing noise in the laser by preventing reflections back into the laser.
  • Evanescent input coupler 412 may provide a fixed percentage of radiation from coherent source 404 into resonant fiber optic ring 408, or may be adjustable based on losses present throughout resonant fiber optic ring 408.
  • the amount of radiation provided by evanescent input coupler 412 to resonant fiber optic ring 408 matches the losses present in fiber optic cable 402 and the connectors (not shown).
  • evanescent coupler providing 1% coupling (99%/l% split ratio coupling) of radiation is manufactured by ThorLabs of Newton, New Jersey, having part number 10202A-99.
  • evanescent input coupler 412 couples less that 1% of the radiation from coherent source 404 into fiber 402.
  • a portion of the jacket 402a covering the fiber optic cable 402 is removed to expose cladding 402b that surrounds inner core 402c of fiber optic cable 402.
  • either both jacket 402a and cladding 402b may be removed to expose inner core 402c, or the jacketed portion of fiber optic cable 402 may be exposed to the sample liquid or gas.
  • the latter approach may be useful for example, in the case where the evanescent field (discussed below) extends into the jacket for interaction with the trace species (which has been absorbed or dissolved into the jacket). Removing both the jacket and cladding may not be the most preferred, however, because of the brittle nature of inner core 402c used in certain types of fiber optic cables.
  • a cross section of a typical fiber optic cable is shown in Fig. 5A.
  • Bending a total internal reflection (TIR) element changes the angle at which the incident electro-magnetic wave contacts the reflection surface.
  • TIR total internal reflection
  • the angle of reflection on the surface of the fiber core opposite the body is closer to normal, and the penetration depth of the evanescent field is increased.
  • the evanescent field penetration depth is increased and a greater length of fiber can be exposed to the detection fluid in a smaller physical volume.
  • Fig. 5B illustrates an exemplary sensor 500 used to detect trace species in a liquid or gas sample.
  • sensor 500 includes cylindrical core element 502 (which may be solid, hollow or otherwise permeable), such as a mandrel, with a portion of fiber optic cable 402, with cladding 402b exposed (in this example), wrapped around core element 502 over a predetermined length 506. It is also possible to fabricate sensor 500 by wrapping core element 502 where core 402c of fiber optic cable 402 is exposed.
  • the diameter of core element 502 is such that fiber core 402c is formed with less than a critical radius r, at which point excess radiation may be lost through fiber core 402c as it circumscribes core element 502, or fiber integrity is compromised.
  • the critical radius r is dependent on the frequency of the radiation passing through fiber optic cable 402 and/or the composition of the fiber.
  • the radius of core element 502 is between about 1 cm and 10 cm, and most preferably at least about 1 cm.
  • radiation from fiber 402 is provided at input 504 and extracted at output 508.
  • Cylindrical core element 502 may have a spiral groove on its surface in which fiber 402 is placed as well as a means to secure fiber 402 to cylindrical core element 502.
  • Such securing means may take may forms, such as a screw tapped into cylindrical core element 502, an adhesive, such as epoxy or silicon rubber, etc.
  • the invention may be practiced where sensors 500 are integral with fiber 402 or may be coupled to fiber 402 utilizing commercially available fiber-optic connectors.
  • Fig. 6A illustrates how radiation propagates through a typical fiber optic cable.
  • radiation 606 exhibits total internal reflection (TIR) at the boundary between inner core 402c and cladding 402b. There is some negligible loss (not shown) by which radiation is not reflected, but is absorbed into cladding 402b.
  • TIR total internal reflection
  • Fig. 6A is described as a fiber optic cable, Fig. 6 A and the exemplary embodiments of the present inventions are equally applicable to a hollow fiber, such as a hollow waveguide, in which cladding 402b surrounds a hollow core.
  • Fig. 6B is a cross sectional view of one exemplary embodiment of sensor 500 which illustrates the effect of wrapping fiber optic cable 402 around core element 502.
  • Radiation 606 travels within core 402c and exhibits total internal reflection at the boundary between inner core 402c and the portion of cladding 402b-l adjacent core element 502 with a negligible loss 609.
  • evanescent field 608 passes through the interface between inner core 402c and the exposed portion of cladding 402b-2.
  • Fig. 6C is a cross sectional view of another exemplary embodiment of sensor 500 which illustrates the effect of wrapping fiber optic cable 402 around core element 502 with a portion of jacket 402a remaining intact. As shown in Fig. 6D, only an upper portion of jacket 402a is removed from fiber optic cable 402. Similar to the first exemplary embodiment of sensor 500, radiation 606 travels within core 402c and exhibits total internal reflection at the boundary between inner core 402c and the portion of cladding 402b- 1 adjacent core element 502 with negligible loss 609. On the other hand, in the presence of trace species or analyte 610 evanescent field 608 passes through the interface between inner core 402c and the exposed portion of cladding 402b-2.
  • jacket 402a in either example of sensor 500 may be accomplished by mechanical means, such as a conventional fiber optic stripping tool, or by immersing the portion of the fiber cable in a solvent that will attack and dissolve jacket 402a without effecting cladding 402b and inner core 402c.
  • the solvent approach may be modified by selectively applying the solvent to the portion of the jacket intended for removal.
  • a jacket-less portion of the passive fiber optic ring may be coated with a material to selectively increase a concentration of the trace species at the coated portion of the fiber optic ring.
  • a coating material is polyethylene.
  • antigen specific binders may be used to coat the fiber to attract a desired biological analyte with high specificity.
  • the radiation that remains after passing through sensors 500 continues through fiber loop 402. A portion of that remaining radiation is coupled out of fiber optic loop 402 by evanescent output coupler 416.
  • Evanescent output coupler 416 is coupled to processor 420 through detector 418 and signal line 422.
  • Processor 420 may be a PC, for example, having a means for converting the analog output of detector 418 into a digital signal for processing.
  • Processor 420 also controls coherent source 404 through control line 424.
  • the processor may determine the amount and type of trace species present based the decay rate of the radiation received.
  • wavelength selector 430 may be placed between evanescent output coupler 416 and detector 418.
  • Wavelength selector 430 acts as a filter to prevent radiation that is not within a predetermined range from being input into detector 418.
  • Detector 414 is coupled to the output of input coupler 412. The output of detector 414 is provided to processor 420 via signal line 422 for use in determining when resonant fiber optic ring 402 has received sufficient radiation by which to perform trace species analysis.
  • the index of refraction of the liquid must be lower than the index of refraction of the fiber optic cable.
  • fiber optic cable 402 may be a hollow fiber.
  • fiber 402 may be a mid-infrared transmitting fiber to allow for access to spectral regions having much higher analyte absorption strengths, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the apparatus 400. Fibers that transmit radiation in this region are typically made from fluoride glasses.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention through which trace species, or analytes, in gases and liquids may be detected.
  • apparatus 700 uses a similar resonant fiber optic ring 408 including fiber optic cable 402 and sensors 500. Radiation from coherent source 404 is provided to resonant fiber optic ring 408 through optional optical isolator 406, coupler 410, and evanescent input/output coupler 434.
  • Evanescent input/output coupler 434 may provide a fixed percentage of radiation from coherent source 404 into resonant fiber optic ring 408, or may be adjustable based on losses present throughout resonant fiber optic ring 404.
  • evanescent input/output coupler 434 is essentially a reconfiguration of evanescent input coupler 412 discussed above with respect to the first exemplary embodiment. It a preferred embodiment, evanescent input/output coupler 434 couples less that 1 % of the radiation from laser 404 into fiber 402. Detection of trace species is similar to that described in the first exemplary embodiment and is therefore not be repeated here. The radiation that remains after passing through sensors 500 continues through fiber loop 402.
  • Evanescent input/output coupler 434 is coupled to processor 420 through detector 418 and signal line 422. As in the first exemplary embodiment, processor 420 also controls coherent source 404 through control line 424. Once the signals are received from detector 418 by processor 420, the processor may determine the amount and type of trace species present based the decay rate of the radiation received.
  • wavelength selector 430 may be placed between evanescent input/output coupler 434 and detector 418.
  • Wavelength selector 430 acts as a filter to prevent radiation that is not within a predetermined range from being input into detector 418.
  • Wavelength selector 430 may also be controlled by processor 420 to prevent radiation from coherent source 404 "blinding" detector 418 during the time period after the radiation from coherent source 404 was coupled into fiber 402.
  • Figs. 8A-8D illustrates another exemplary sensor 800 used to detect trace species in a liquid or gas sample.
  • sensor 800 is formed from fiber 801 by tapering the inner core 804 and cladding 805 to create tapered region 802 having tapered inner core 808 and tapered cladding 809.
  • the forming of tapered region 802 may be accomplished using either of two techniques.
  • the first technique is heating of a localized section of fiber 801 and simultaneous adiabatic pulling on either side of the region in which it is desired to form sensor 800. This procedure creates a constant taper in fiber 801.
  • This tapered fiber can then be for used as a spectroscopic sensor according to the first exemplary embodiment, for example.
  • tapered region 802 may be formed by using a chemical agent to controUably remove a predetermined thickness of fiber cladding 805 to form tapered cladding 809.
  • a chemical agent to controUably remove a predetermined thickness of fiber cladding 805 to form tapered cladding 809.
  • Fig. 8B illustrates a cross section of sensor 800 in the pre taper and post taper regions. As shown in Fig. 8B, inner core 804 and cladding 805 are in an unmodified state. It should be noted, for simplicity, the illustrations and description do not refer to the jacketing of fiber optic cable 801, though such jacketing is assumed to be in place for at least a portion of fiber optic cable
  • Fig. 8C illustrates a cross section of sensor 800 in tapered region 802. As shown in
  • tapered inner core 808 and tapered cladding 809 each have a significantly reduced diameter as compared to inner core 804 and cladding 805.
  • Tapered region 802 may be of any desired length based on the particular application. In the exemplary embodiment, as shown in Fig. 8D, for example, the length of the tapered region is approximately 4 mm with a waist diameter 814 of about
  • evanescent field 806 in the region of inner core 804 is narrow and confined when compared to enhanced evanescent field 810 in taped region 802.
  • enhanced evanescent field 810 is easily exposed to the trace species (not shown) as discussed above with respect to the earlier exemplary embodiments and, thus, is better able to detect the trace species in region 812.
  • Figs. 9A-9C illustrate yet another exemplary sensor 900 used to detect trace species in a liquid or gas sample.
  • sensor 900 is formed from fiber 901 by removing a portion of cladding 905 to create a substantially "D" shaped cross section region 902.
  • the forming of "D" shaped cross section region 902 may be accomplished by polishing one side of optical fiber cladding 905 using an abrasive, for example.
  • the abrasive is used to remove cladding 905 in continuously increasing depths along region 902 to preserve guided mode quality, ultimately reaching a maximum depth at the point of minimum cladding thickness 909. This area of lowest cladding thickness represents the region of maximum evanescent exposure 910.
  • Figs. 10A-10C illustrate still another exemplary sensor 1000 used to detect trace species in a liquid or gas sample.
  • Sensor 1000 is formed using the second technique described above with respect to the tapered sensor exemplary embodiment.
  • sensor 1000 is formed from fiber 1001 by removing a portion of cladding 1005 using a chemical agent, known to those of skill in the art, to create tapered region 1002 having tapered cladding 1009. It is important that the chemical agent not be permitted to disturb or remove any portion of the inner core, as this may introduce significant losses in sensor 1000.
  • Fig. 10B illustrates a cross section of sensor 1000 in the pre taper and post taper regions. As shown in Fig. 10B, inner core 1004 and cladding 1005 are in an unmodified state. It should again be noted, for simplicity, the illustrations and description do not refer to the jacketing of fiber optic cable 1001, though such jacketing is assumed to be in place for at least a portion of fiber optic cable 1001.
  • Fig. 10C illustrates a cross section of sensor 1000 in tapered region 1002.
  • inner core 1004 is not affected while tapered cladding 1009 has a significantly reduced diameter as compared to cladding 1005.
  • Tapered region 1002 may be of any desired length based on the particular application. In the exemplary embodiment, for example, the length of the tapered region is approximately 4 mm with a waist diameter 1014 of about 12 microns.
  • evanescent field 1006 in the region of inner core 1004 is narrow and confined when compared to enhanced evanescent field 1010 in taped region 1002.
  • enhanced evanescent field 1010 is easily exposed to the trace species (not shown) as discussed above with respect to the earlier exemplary embodiments and, thus, is better able to detect the trace species in region 1012.
  • losses created in the optical fiber by forming the sensors may be balanced with the amount of evanescent field exposure by determining the appropriate taper diameter or polish depth for the desired detection limits prior to fiber alteration. Further, it may be desirable to provide a protective mounting for sensors 800, 900 and/or 1000 to compensate for increased fragility due to the respective tapering and polishing operations.
  • sensors 800, 900 and/or 1000 may be used in either as an unrestricted fiber, on a cylindrical core element 502 (which may be solid, hollow or otherwise permeable), such as a mandrel (shown in Fig. 5B) or in a loop or bent configuration (not shown).
  • Sensors 800, 900 and 1000 may be further enhanced by coating the sensing region with a concentrating substance, such as a biological agent to attract an analyte of interest.
  • a concentrating substance such as a biological agent to attract an analyte of interest.
  • biological agents are known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • several detecting regions 800, 900 and/or 1000 may be formed along a length of a fiber optic cable to produce a distributed ring down sensor.

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L'invention concerne un appareil permettant de détecter et de mesurer des corps à l'état de traces dans un échantillon de gaz ou de liquide. Un capteur d'une cellule du temps de déclin formée sur une fibre optique est exposé au gaz ou liquide de l'échantillon. Une source cohérente émet un rayonnement dans la boucle en fibres optiques, reçue à son tour au niveau d'un coupleur de sortie. L'anneau en fibres optiques est couplé à un capteur dont une partie, entre l'entrée et la sortie, est exposée au gaz ou liquide de l'échantillon. Le capteur comprend une région évanescente améliorée. Un processeur est couplé au récepteur et détermine le niveau des corps à l'état de traces dans l'échantillon de gaz ou de liquide, en fonction de la vitesse de dégradation du rayonnement dans l'anneau en fibres optique.
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